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{{Infobox election
{{Politics of Senegal}}
| country = Senegal
| election_date = 26 February 1978
| previous_election = 1973 Senegalese general election
| previous_year = 1973
| next_election = 1983 Senegalese general election
| next_year = 1983


| module = {{Infobox election
'''General elections''' were held in [[Senegal]] on 26 February 1978 to elect a [[List of Presidents of Senegal|President]] and [[National Assembly of Senegal|National Assembly]]. Following a constitutional amendment in 1976,<ref name=IPU>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/SENEGAL_1978_E.PDF Senegal] Inter-Parliamentary Union</ref> the elections were open to more than one party for the first time since [[Senegalese general election, 1963|1963]]. President [[Léopold Sédar Senghor]] of the [[Socialist Party of Senegal|Socialist Party]] (formerly the Senegalese Progressive Union) was challenged by [[Abdoulaye Wade]] of the [[Senegalese Democratic Party]], but won with 82% of the vote.<ref name=AED>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/sn.html Elections in Senegal] African Elections Database</ref> In the National Assembly election, the Socialist Party won 82 of the 100 seats.<ref name=IPU/> Voter turnout was 63.5% in the presidential election and 62.6% in the parliamentary election.<ref>Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', pp766-770 ISBN 0198296452</ref>
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| election_name = Presidential election
| turnout = 63.12%


| image1 = UNESCO_History,_Visite_de_S._Exc._M._Léopold_Sedar_Senghor,_Président_de_la_République_du_Sénégal_-_UNESCO_-_PHOTO0000002688_0001_(cropped).tiff
| candidate1 = '''[[Léopold Sédar Senghor]]'''
| party1 = Socialist Party of Senegal
| popular_vote1 = '''807,515'''
| percentage1 = '''82.20%'''

| image2 = Abdoulaye Wade 2011.jpg
| candidate2 = [[Abdoulaye Wade]]
| party2 = Senegalese Democratic Party
| popular_vote2 = 174,817
| percentage2 = 17.80%

| title = [[President of Senegal|President]]
| before_election = [[Léopold Sédar Senghor]]
| before_party = Socialist Party of Senegal
| after_election = [[Léopold Sédar Senghor]]
| after_party = Socialist Party of Senegal

| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Parliamentary election
| turnout = 62.64%

| party1 = Socialist Party of Senegal | leader1 = [[Léopold Sédar Senghor]] | percentage1 = 81.74 | seats1 = 82 | last_election1 = 100
| party2 = Senegalese Democratic Party | leader2 = [[Abdoulaye Wade]] | percentage2 = 17.88 | seats2 = 18 | last_election2 = New

}}}}}}{{Politics of Senegal}}

General elections were held in [[Senegal]] on 26 February 1978 to elect a [[List of Presidents of Senegal|president]] and [[National Assembly of Senegal|National Assembly]]. Following a constitutional amendment in 1976,<ref name=IPU>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/SENEGAL_1978_E.PDF Senegal] Inter-Parliamentary Union</ref> the elections were open to more than one party for the first time since [[1963 Senegalese general election|1963]]. President [[Léopold Sédar Senghor]] of the [[Socialist Party of Senegal|Socialist Party]] (formerly the Senegalese Progressive Union) was challenged by [[Abdoulaye Wade]] of the [[Senegalese Democratic Party]], but won with 82% of the vote.<ref name=AED>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/sn.html Elections in Senegal] African Elections Database</ref> Members of the National Assembly were elected by [[Closed list|closed-list proportional representation]]. In the National Assembly election, the Socialist Party won 82 of the 100 seats.<ref name=IPU/> Voter turnout was 63%.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p765–770 {{ISBN|0-19-829645-2}}</ref>


==Results==
==Results==
===President===
===President===
{{Election results
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
|cand1=[[Léopold Sédar Senghor]]|party1=[[Socialist Party of Senegal|Socialist Party]]|votes1=807515
|-
|cand2=[[Abdoulaye Wade]]|party2=[[Senegalese Democratic Party]]|votes2=174817
!Candidate
|invalid=6234
!Party
|electorate=1566250
!Votes
|source=Nohlen ''et al.''
!%
}}
|-
|align=left|[[Léopold Sédar Senghor]]||align=left|[[Socialist Party of Senegal|Socialist Party]]||807,515||82.2
|-
|align=left|[[Abdoulaye Wade]]||align=left|[[Senegalese Democratic Party]]||174,817||17.8
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||6,234||-
|-
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''988,566'''||'''100'''
|-
|align=left colspan=4|Source: Nohlen et al
|}


===National Assembly===
===National Assembly===
{{Election results
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
|image=[[File:Senegal Assemblee 1978.svg]]
|-
|party1=[[Socialist Party of Senegal|Socialist Party]]|votes1=790799|seats1=82|sc1=–18
!Party
|party2=[[Senegalese Democratic Party]]|votes2=172948|seats2=18|sc2=New
!Votes
|party3=[[African Independence Party – Renewal|African Independence Party]]|votes3=3734|seats3=0|sc3=New
!%
|invalid=7344
!Seats
|total_sc=0
!+/-
|electorate=1556250
|-
|source=Nohlen ''et al''.
|align=left|[[Socialist Party of Senegal|Socialist Party]]||790,799||81.74||82||-18
}}
|-
|align=left|[[Senegalese Democratic Party]]||172,948||17.88||18||New
|-
|align=left|[[African Independence Party – Renewal|African Independence Party]]||3,734||0.38||0||New
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||7,344||-||-||-
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''974,825'''||'''100'''||'''100'''||'''0'''
|-
|align=left|Source: Nohlen et al
|}


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last=Fatton |first=Robert |title=The Making of a Liberal Democracy: Senegal's Passive Revolution, 1975–1985 |location=Boulder |publisher=L. Rienner |year=1987 |isbn=1-55587-010-4 }}


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[[fr:Élections législatives sénégalaises de 1978]]

Latest revision as of 15:22, 29 December 2024

1978 Senegalese general election
← 1973 26 February 1978 1983 →
Presidential election
Turnout63.12%
 
Candidate Léopold Sédar Senghor Abdoulaye Wade
Party PS PDS
Popular vote 807,515 174,817
Percentage 82.20% 17.80%
President before election

Léopold Sédar Senghor
PS

Elected President

Léopold Sédar Senghor
PS

Parliamentary election
Turnout62.64%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PS Léopold Sédar Senghor 81.74 82 −18
PDS Abdoulaye Wade 17.88 18 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Senegal on 26 February 1978 to elect a president and National Assembly. Following a constitutional amendment in 1976,[1] the elections were open to more than one party for the first time since 1963. President Léopold Sédar Senghor of the Socialist Party (formerly the Senegalese Progressive Union) was challenged by Abdoulaye Wade of the Senegalese Democratic Party, but won with 82% of the vote.[2] Members of the National Assembly were elected by closed-list proportional representation. In the National Assembly election, the Socialist Party won 82 of the 100 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 63%.[3]

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Léopold Sédar SenghorSocialist Party807,51582.20
Abdoulaye WadeSenegalese Democratic Party174,81717.80
Total982,332100.00
Valid votes982,33299.37
Invalid/blank votes6,2340.63
Total votes988,566100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,566,25063.12
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Socialist Party790,79981.7482–18
Senegalese Democratic Party172,94817.8818New
African Independence Party3,7340.390New
Total967,481100.001000
Valid votes967,48199.25
Invalid/blank votes7,3440.75
Total votes974,825100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,556,25062.64
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ a b Senegal Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p765–770 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

Further reading

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  • Fatton, Robert (1987). The Making of a Liberal Democracy: Senegal's Passive Revolution, 1975–1985. Boulder: L. Rienner. ISBN 1-55587-010-4.
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